The Aya brothers husks-for-grain scandal has deepened with the Chieftaincy of Military (CMI) launching a massive probe into the activities of the Sudanese brothers and their businesses.

The Red Pepper reported on Friday the super scandal where the Kawempe based PanAfric Commodities owned by the Aya brothers, was in big trouble.

The company scooped credit close to $20m from banks and stocked silos full of husks instead of grain to dupe inspectors. PanAfric Commodities presented as collateral their grain stocks in Kampala, Johannesburg and a European capital.

The firm got financing after Cotechna Inspection contracted by banks to supervise the collateral gave it a clean bill of health.

Following several complaints from creditors, banks, suppliers and farmers over non-payment of bills by PanAfric Commodities, Cotechna made a surprise raid of the factory and silos simultaneously in Uganda and South Africa.

The Inspectors got mother of all shocks when they found the silos which they had all along believed to contain hundreds of tons of grain to contain husks.

CMI has joined the investigations and has taken over protection of the present and more Cotechna fraud experts who have been flown into the country to beef up the investigations. Security operatives are also keeping a close eye on the Aya brothers for fear that they might flee.